Fruit cracking in Cereus peruvianus, a new cactus crop

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 426-431

  Leshem, Yehoram ^a   Nerd, Avinoam ^a   Mizrahi, Yosef ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; CACTACEAE; CEREUS HILDMANNIANUS; CEREUS PERUVIANUS; CRASSULACEAE; SIGMOIDEA;

EID: 0038532613     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2003.11511643     Document Type: Article

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